Football Preview: Coahoma County Red Panthers vs. Winona Tigers
The Coahoma County Red Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Winona Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Coahoma County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Independence just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a hard 28-14 fall against the Wildcats. The Red Panthers have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Although Coahoma County took the loss, they still got scores from Caron Pollard and Jamarrius Johnson.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Winona). They breezed by Edwards to the tune of 56-28 on Friday. Given Winona's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Edwards is ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zaishun Nash was his usual excellent self, rushing for 151 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry.
Winona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 435 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Coahoma County's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Winona, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Coahoma County has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 167.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Winona struggles in that department as they've been averaging 220.9. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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